This trail is permanently closed/decommissioned
1,352 ft
Distance
168 ft
Climb
00:04:32
Avg time

Silver Hammer Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    HammerFest
    Parksville, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #9592 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #21711 in E-Biking
    • #75605 in Trail Running
    • #42765 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in E-Biking
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Mosaic Forest Management

Lower portion of Silver Hammer providing access to Swashbuckler. Silver Hammer continues northwesterly from here but is mainly unrideable. It is an old washed out 4x4 road that is very rough with cobbles, bedrock and debris.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Silver Hammer mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    168 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,350 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,518 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,350 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,519 ft
  • Grade
    12.4%
  • Grade max
    3.5%
  • Grade min
    35.6%
  • Distance climb
    1,352 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:32
  • Avg reverse time
    00:02:23
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on Nov 5, 2022
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Avg: 4.25 (4 votes)
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      Silver Hammer Trail Reports

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      Nov 5, 2022 @ 1:13am
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      Oct 29, 2022 @ 12:07am
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      May 16, 2022 @ 4:50pm
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 218 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
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      • 1,868 rides
      • Last: Nov 19, 2023

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